Roadside Americans : the rise and fall of hitchhiking in a changing nation
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Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020].
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251 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 917.304 REID | Available |
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Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020].
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Between the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought out the romance of the road in droves. Beats, hippies, feminists, and civil rights and antiwar activists saw "thumb tripping" as a vehicle for liberation, living out the counterculture's rejection of traditional values. Yet, by the time Ronald Reagan, a former hitchhiker himself, was in the White House, the youthful faces on the road chasing the ghost of Jack Kerouac were largely gone--along with sympathetic portrayals of the practice in state legislatures and the media"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reid, J. (2020). Roadside Americans: the rise and fall of hitchhiking in a changing nation . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Jack. 2020. Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Jack. Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reid, Jack. Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
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